Transport to a 1255 English village with a Newbery Medal winner! Meet twenty-two unforgettable characters, including Hugo, forced to prove his manhood hunting a wild boar, sharp-tongued Nelly selling live eels, and Mogg, learning to save a cow from a greedy landlord. Laura Amy Schlitz crafts riveting portraits and linguistic gems, illustrated by Robert Byrd, inspired by thirteenth-century Germany. It's a witty, historically accurate, and utterly human journey to medieval England.
